They lost their loved ones to Covid. Then they heard from them again
They never ran out of things to talk about. It was obvious from the start. He was a brawny former Maine lobsterman with a booming baritone. She was a…
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A family Father’s Day concert tradition on pause during the pandemic returns, bringing conversation and camaraderie
It all began with a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in 2013. That’s the year Eric Reed got his father, Ted Reed, and his father-in-law, Bob Caldwell,…
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Volunteers clean up, remove trash along China Hat Road
The Central Oregon Landcruisers organized a volunteer cleanup Saturday of trash and items left behind along China Hat Road south of…
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Central Oregonians gather to celebrate Juneteenth, newly official state, federal holiday
Central Oregonians walked up Pilot Butte in an annual ‘Take Back the Butte’ event and also held another gathering Saturday to mark Juneteenth, a…
Continue ReadingEmory University School of Medicine formally apologizes after rejecting an applicant for his race
More than 60 years ago, Marion Gerald Hood was rejected from a medical school because of his race. This week, the school apologized. The Emory…
Continue ReadingThis rabbi is joining the German army, 90 years after Hitler expelled Jewish soldiers
During Germany’s Covid-19 lockdown, Rabbi Zsolt Balla earned a devoted online following, live-streaming prayer services on Facebook. Now, as…
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The US triples its vaccine donations to Taiwan as the island battles an outbreak
The United States is more than tripling its vaccine allocation to Taiwan, as the island battles a Covid-19 outbreak and resists pressure from Beijing…
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S-503 Fire on Warm Springs Reservation at 6,200 acres; Klamath fire evacuation level lowered
A wildfire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation southeast of Mount Hood grew to about 6,200 acres Sunday, also bringing hazy skies to Central…
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Hot and sunny start to summer
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! Sunday, which will kick off the official start of summer, will be looking a lot like Saturday, with highs around 90 and…
Continue ReadingCollege student uses $600 of her unused meal plan money to feed and care for the homeless community in St. Louis
Maya Nepos had only a few days left before graduating from college at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, when she realized she had $600…
Continue Reading2-year-old killed, 3 others injured in two shootings on Detroit freeways
A 2-year-old was killed and three others — including a 9-year-old — were wounded in two separate shootings on freeways in Detroit…
Continue ReadingOregon police search for suspect after 3 people found dead in separate incidents
Police in Oregon are searching for a suspect believed to be responsible for three separate attacks that left three people dead and one person…
Continue ReadingAt least 5 people injured in separate shootings in Colorado Springs, police say
At least five people were injured Friday night in two separate shootings less than a mile apart in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said. The first…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Biden administration moves to make gender confirmation surgery available through Veteran Affairs health care system
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is moving to make gender confirmation surgery available to transgender veterans through Veterans Affairs…
Continue ReadingHead-on bus crash leaves three people dead, multiple injured
Three people died and multiple people were injured when an SUV hit a transit bus head-on in Georgetown County, South Carolina. The three people who…
Continue ReadingGeorgia removes 100,000 names from voter registration rolls
More than 100,000 names will be removed from Georgia’s voter registration rolls in an attempt to keep the state’s voter files “up…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 289 new cases
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,753, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingUS law enforcement ‘very nervous’ about proactive policing as gun violence soars
A team of Portland Police Bureau officers that responded to the city’s violent summer of protests has disbanded because of what their union…
Continue ReadingThe world’s most premature baby has celebrated his first birthday after beating 0% odds of surviving
A baby born weighing less than a pound has beaten the odds and celebrated his first birthday, becoming the most premature baby to survive, according…
Continue ReadingHe jumped into a bay to save a toddler. This week, he got a special honor
The Air Force’s Thunderbirds honored a man Friday who jumped into an Ocean City, Maryland, bay last month to save a toddler. Jonathan Bauer was…
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